Out and About (Misc.)

Blue Scilla Flower Field - Wheaton

Spring blue Scilla flowers in Wheaton DW5D2007_1_done.jpg

Blue Scilla Flower Field - Wheaton

Spring blue Scilla (Siberian squill) flowers in Wheaton DW5D1971_1_done.jpg

Lilies

Lily, from the back yard. Sunlit only, no special background or effects. DW5D0441_1

Sunlit Vine

Morton Arboretum. Fall 2013. DW5D3540_1_large

Grass 1

Autumn Grass Morton Arboretum. Fall 2013. DW5D3532_1_large

Grass 2

Autumn Grass II Morton Arboretum. Fall 2013. DW5D3548_1_large

Seeds

Seeding grass in back yard IMG_0312_1

Lotus Plant

Lotus plant bloom at the Chicago Botanic Gardens IMG_9229_hdr

Dragonfly on Water Lily

Dragonfly at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Shot with 400mm f/5.6 and extension tubes to obtain the closeup shot. IMG_9225

Japanese Autumn

A close up of a limb in the Japanese tree collection in the autumn at the Morton Arboretum DW5D5256_1

Lone Leaf on Log

Found a downed old large tree trunk in the forest with just one leaf DW5D5212_1

Red Tailed Hawk

in our back yard. Not yet fully mature. DW5D0884_2.JPG

Female Red Wing Blackbird

Female Red Wing Blackbird at Lake Ellyn in May DW5D2046

Robin 1

American Robin at Lake Ellyn in May DW5D2048

Robin 2

American Robin at Lake Ellyn in May DW5D2057

Red Wing Blackbird

Male Redwing Blackbird at Lake Ellyn in May DW5D2066

Landing

A gull swoops low at Lake Ellyn DW5D2098

Bird in Flight Intentional Blur

Intentional blur of a bird in flight, Lake Tahoe 2009 IMG_1303_2_done.jpg

Ember Lazy Afternoon

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Village Fair Reflection

Reflection of a carnival in a restaurant window. IMG_E0069_1.jpg

Test

Bicycle Seats DW5D0485_1

New Fermi Muon Magnet

The 50-foot diameter Muon g-2 magnet travels through Glen Ellyn, here seen at the corner of Park Blvd. and Rte. 53, passing the main gate at the Morton Arboretum. This 250-ton load is on its way to FermiLab in Batavia from Brookhaven Lab in New York. DW5D3405_2_large

Illumination

ILLUMINATION at the Morton Arboretum, December 2013. Sponsored by Commonwealth Edison, this winter light/tree show features static and interactive, computerized and highly focused colored LED lighting to turn the Arboretum into a wintertime enchanted forest. DW5D3759_1_large

Illumination 2

ILLUMINATION at the Morton Arboretum, December 2013. Sponsored by Commonwealth Edison, this winter light/tree show features static and interactive, computerized and highly focused colored LED lighting to turn the Arboretum into a wintertime enchanted forest. DW5D3743_1_large